A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Born:
April 19, 1965
Born in Barcelona in 1965, Mayte Martín belongs to that unique category of artists who have neither the need or the inclination to record an album every two years to survive; nor to leave an indelible impression on the audiences of today or tomorrow. Today, she is one of the most respected cantaoras on the flamenco scene; endorsed by critical acclaim, the collective support of her fans and an interesting collection of awards. But broader recognition comes from the public, who cherish her beautiful, serene and nuance-filled cante. Breaking the mould since she first took to the stage: she nurtures and defends an unusual philosophy and concept of the profession, quite unlike any other in the world of flamenco. Her artistic aesthetics and discourse are held as a pioneering cornerstone of “Catalan flamenco “, and a point of reference for the new generation of young flamenco artists.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.